» Site Navigation | | » Recent Threads | | | | | | | | 06-09-2007, 01:50 PM | #1 | Senior Member Join Date: May 2007 Location: Seattle, WA Posts: 402 | WTG clex2! Nice spread in Bimmer Magazine! So, I get my Bimmer mag in the mail yesterday, which is one of my favorite monthly rags next to Roundel, and lo-and-behold.. there's a red 330ti on the cover, followed by a 5 page article complete with a 2 page, full width, pic of the car. I immediately thought.. hey, I know that car. I know that 'S50PWRD' licence plate too! I came here, and found that is was fellow member clex2's whip! They really go into detail of what Rogue and Turner collaborated on to get it mechanically running including al the internal powerplant mods. What was really cool though, was how they portrayed clex2 as the electrical genius who has done a littany of cool things like a Z8 start button, rewiring to use I-bus and the HK Traffic Pro, rear fogs, tapping into the warning chime for low oil pressure warning, adding a trickle charger for a stock BMW flashlight (unheard of!), managing to replace interior incandescents with color matched leds, integrated color-matched shift light, etc... I was pretty amazed by the article and the car. It seems the Bimmer folk were too. The last paragraph states: "The combination of a Turner Motorsport/Rogue Engineering one-off makeover and Lee's clever mods make this truly one of the most fun cars we have driven in a long time. Given the array of well-sorted M cars and revamped 3 series we've experienced lately, that's saying a lot." Hats off to you! I own an M powered 'ti, and I was pretty jealous reading about clex2's ride! __________________ 1997 332ti - Don't even ask. 2006 330i - ZPP/ZSP/ZCW/6sp/Nav/BT/H&R Sport 2011 E92 M3 | | | 06-09-2007, 02:58 PM | #2 | Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Port St. Johns, Florida Posts: 2,242 | July issue? Clex def has one of the best Tis in the game. | | | 06-09-2007, 03:35 PM | #3 | Senior Member Join Date: May 2007 Location: Seattle, WA Posts: 402 | August 2007 issue. I took some pics. Let me post 'em. Might not be easy to read, but you'll see the article anyway. __________________ 1997 332ti - Don't even ask. 2006 330i - ZPP/ZSP/ZCW/6sp/Nav/BT/H&R Sport 2011 E92 M3 | | | 06-09-2007, 03:46 PM | #4 | Senior Member Join Date: May 2007 Location: Seattle, WA Posts: 402 | Spread pic __________________ 1997 332ti - Don't even ask. 2006 330i - ZPP/ZSP/ZCW/6sp/Nav/BT/H&R Sport 2011 E92 M3 | | | 06-09-2007, 03:51 PM | #5 | Senior Member Join Date: May 2007 Location: Seattle, WA Posts: 402 | I wish I could attach slightly larger (like 1280x) pictures. It is perfectly readable at that res. Oh well. Disc space/bandwidth costs... __________________ 1997 332ti - Don't even ask. 2006 330i - ZPP/ZSP/ZCW/6sp/Nav/BT/H&R Sport 2011 E92 M3 | | | 06-09-2007, 04:09 PM | #6 | doesn't care about you. Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Denver, CO Posts: 3,925 | Awesome. I'll have to run down to Borders and see if they have it. It's awesome that our cars are still making it into tuner rags. __________________ '99 Dinan M3 | | | 06-09-2007, 04:59 PM | #7 | TRETEN IRGENDEINES ESELS Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Rhode Island Posts: 3,687 | Thats pretty cool, seems like the ti has been in several magazines over the past 6 months. I'll stop by a barnes & knoble on my way up north today. __________________ 98 Avus Blue 318 ti Active clear outs all around,stealth turning signals,blue led interior lights, 35% tinted windows,K&N air filter, 12" Kenwood Sub, MTX Thunder Amp,Alpine cd changer, Leatherz Armrest,ACS Pedals/Handbrake/FloorMats & Vitesse Tuning Carbon Fiber B-Pillars/CF Spark Plug Cover, New 16" MSW Typer 14 Rims on Goodyear Triple Treds www.myspace.com/avusblueti | | | 06-09-2007, 05:57 PM | #8 | Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Walnut Creek, CA Posts: 642 | Hey guys, I scanned the article for those who don't subscribe to the mag. This was actually done way back in February. I wrote to the mag and next thing I know one of their writers is contacting me. Took a whole afternoon just for the photoshoot, then a few phone calls and emails to get all the facts right. It's pretty cool to see your own car in a magazine. This time it was really my car, as this particular 330ti has been in a number (3-4) of other publications under Ben's ownership. If anything, this is more P&R for Rogue Engineering. Enjoy! PS: Steven, can you take these scans and place then in to the Articles section. I've been having issues uploading pics to the site. Thanks http://bimmerboard.com/members/clex2...l/Page%201.JPG http://bimmerboard.com/members/clex2...l/Page%202.JPG http://bimmerboard.com/members/clex2...l/Page%203.JPG http://bimmerboard.com/members/clex2...l/Page%204.JPG http://bimmerboard.com/members/clex2...l/Page%205.JPG __________________ '95 330ti CS w/sr delete, S50USB30, cams, 24# inj, Conforti SW, Euro HFM, Samco Silicone Intake Boot, BBTB, Euro Oil Cooler, JTD CAI Duct, RE DMS exhaust, RE Tranny mounts, CF Valve Cover, LTW flywheel/Kevlar sprung hub clutch, RE SSK, 3.46 Finned LSD (M6) , M3 tranny, Brembos, RE Wheel Studs, SS brake/clutch lines, CF interior, Rear Headrest retrofit, Tilt Steering retrofit, 13.5 lb DynaBatt in rear, LED interior/footwell lights, ZKW HID, Headlight Aim Control, Rear fog light w/cluster indicator, CF 3 Aux gauge pod, BMW Traffic Pro/Alpine MP3-CD Changer, Staggered LTW wheels, '95 M3 steering rack, VIS CF Hood, M3 LTW Strut Bar, TCK SA coilovers, Red LTW Motorsport Seatbelts, OEM Fire Extinguisher, Z8 Starter button, Auto dim rear view mirror w/ Homelink/Compass, PDC, Rear Sun Shade, Euro Gauge Cluster w/oil temp/shift light , Headlight Washers, "Motorsport" Door Handles, CF Grills, French ZKW Fogs, Euro dash bins, Power Lumbar Support is next, Coming e39 M5 interior light, Bimmer Magazine 8/2007 | | | 06-10-2007, 04:48 AM | #9 | Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Port St. Johns, Florida Posts: 2,242 | Read the write-up while working on a Alpine B7 Turbo here in Florida(Suspension work). good job again. | | | 06-10-2007, 05:25 AM | #10 | Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Boston, MA Posts: 1,152 | Great job on the mag article clex2! Wow the ti is getting lots of exposure. Now I know why our bimmers are in high demand. A side note there is a green ti in the back of Eurotuner's member rides section. Maybe Larry can get his into the BMWCCA or Boston Bimmer mag. | | | 06-10-2007, 02:41 PM | #11 | Senior Member Join Date: May 2007 Location: Seattle, WA Posts: 402 | LOL! I do write for the Boston Bimmer. Hmmm. Might make a good special interest story in the off season. __________________ 1997 332ti - Don't even ask. 2006 330i - ZPP/ZSP/ZCW/6sp/Nav/BT/H&R Sport 2011 E92 M3 | | | 06-10-2007, 09:33 PM | #12 | Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Port St. Johns, Florida Posts: 2,242 | funny thing: the Alpina was in Bimmer a year ago for the last sharkfest feature in Alabama. Small world for a Niche Magazine. | | | 06-11-2007, 02:30 AM | #13 | Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Boston, MA Posts: 1,152 | Quote: Originally Posted by larryn LOL! I do write for the Boston Bimmer. Hmmm. Might make a good special interest story in the off season. | We need a 318ti or swapped ti featured in the mag in the future! Now that would be cool like clex2. | | | 06-11-2007, 02:03 PM | #14 | Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Great White North! Posts: 701 | Congrats clex2 or should I say Dr. Lee ... A client mentioned the article about your ti this past Friday, so I picked one up at the nearest news stand. Great article! I didn't realize you loved carbon fiber as much as I do. Also, a big thanks for the mention! Cheers, __________________ Engine: 2.1L Hartge conversion (bored to 86X91mm, ported & polished head, new valves, new crank, & upgraded ECU), Supersprint SS headers, Hartge exhaust, custom cat bypass (track), KV85 wires, Bosch platinum plugs, Vitesse cf spark plug cover, Vitesse cf CAI, Samco hoses, Fiamm air horns. Drivetrain: custom ssk, Vitesse adj. clutch stop, Redline D4 ATF & 75W90. Chassis: 18x8.5 Hartge Classics on 225/40/ZR18 Direzza DZ101s, 17x8 Hartge 7 spokes on 235/40/17 Direzza Z1 *specs and 17x9 Enkei MT1-R on 235/40/17 Direzza Z1 *specs(track), Vitesse 10mm spacers with cf/billet hub extenders, Bilstein PSS9 coilovers, Hartge sway bars & strut brace, urethane offset LCABs, Vitesse rsb, billet/urethane RSMs, X-brace, ATE BBK, ATE slotted rr. rotors, Goodridge ss. lines, ATE Superblue. Exterior: Violettschwarz, Hartge lip spoiler, window spoiler, hatch spoiler & mirrors, Vitesse cf door pillars, Vitesse cf fog light blanks (track), ZKW ellipsoids, HIDs in headlights, highbeams and foglights, and much more... Performance BMW Magazine feature car March 2003 www.vitessetuning.com | | | 06-16-2007, 04:58 PM | #15 | Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Lawton, Oklahoma Posts: 110 | Man, that looks awesome. | | | | | Currently Active Users Viewing This Thread: 1 (0 members and 1 guests) | | Posting Rules | You may not post new threads You may not post replies You may not post attachments You may not edit your posts HTML code is Off | | | |